Staff Software Engineer (AI)

TL;DR

Staff Software Engineer (AI): Driving technical direction and architecting scalable agentic AI features across multiple teams within the Kraków Hub with an accent on autonomous workflows and LLM integrations. Focus on optimizing platform-wide bottlenecks, championing AI-assisted engineering practices, and mentoring the next generation of talent.

Location: Kraków

Salary: zł 369,000 - 451,000 (per year)

Company

hirify.global is the autonomous marketing platform for people at the heart of the action.

What you will do

• Drive technical direction across multiple Kraków Hub teams, acting as a strategic advisor or embedding directly into squads.
• Architect scalable agentic AI features, ensuring autonomous workflows and LLM integrations across platform subsystems.
• Identify and resolve platform-wide bottlenecks with a whole-system perspective.
• Champion AI-assisted engineering practices, leading the evaluation and adoption of cutting-edge tools to transform how internal teams build and test software.
• Mentor and grow the next generation of talent, using pairing and code reviews to foster a culture of high ownership and technical rigor within the hub.
• Bridge the gap between strategy and execution, articulating the basis for technical decisions to both engineers and leadership.

Requirements

• 8+ years of hands-on software engineering experience, with a demonstrated track record of delivering high-impact results across multiple product areas or complex SaaS systems.
• Multi-stack mastery with deep production experience in PHP and modern backend technologies, complemented by a strong competency in React or Ember.
• Proven expertise in AI and Agentic development, including real-world experience designing autonomous agents, multi-agent orchestration, or deep LLM integrations.
• The ability to act as a technical advisor, earning trust across the organization through sound judgment, clear architectural documentation, and a "whole-system" ownership mindset.
• Experience in high-growth SaaS environments, ideally within the marketing automation or CRM domain, with a solid understanding of AWS, CI/CD, and observability at scale.
• A working knowledge of Python for AI services and experience with data stores like MySQL, DynamoDB, or Redis at scale.

Nice to have

• Familiarity with emerging AI standards, such as the Model Context Protocol (MCP) or advanced AI coding assistants.

Culture & Benefits

• Top-tier benefits package that includes medical and dental benefits paid 100% by hirify.global for you and 50% for your dependents, and reimbursements on vision expenses.
• Access to LinkedIn Learning, professional development programs, and career growth opportunities in a fast-growing organization.
• Pension scheme with matching up to 1.5% of your contribution, MultiSport Plus card to support your active lifestyle, home office stipend.
• A four-week paid sabbatical with bonus after five years.
• Work alongside brilliant, passionate colleagues in an environment that values innovation, teamwork, and mutual support.
• Generous Paid Time Off: Recharge and take the time you need to maintain work-life balance.